Ecowas troops vow Gambia intervention at midnight

Tourists load luggage onto a bus in preparation to leave Gambia after the British Government changed the travel advisory to amber due to state of emergency issued by Gambian President Jammeh in Banjul. (Photo: Courtesy)

A military commander with West Africa’s regional bloc on Wednesday said its forces will “take action” at midnight unless a solution is found to Gambia’s political crisis before then.

Speaking on Senegalese radio station RFM, Seydou Maiga Mboro declared “all the troops are already in place” awaiting the deadline for President Yahya Jammeh to step down.